# Retinal tear at St. Ann's Senior Housing Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024054432` · 5/20/2024 · WEBSTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Retinal tear
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object while rising, lowering
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Ann's Senior Housing Inc.
- **Location:** 900 Cherry Ridge Blvd., WEBSTER, NEW YORK, 14580
- **NAICS:** 624229
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was weeding under a tree. When he stood up, his forehead struck a tree branch, resulting in a detached retina.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*